Duluth Police Department Summary

Minnesota Duluth Police Department: The DPD lists several circumstances where a report must be made on either a narrative report or a Subject Resistance Report. Some of the scenarios mentioned are when a firearm is pointed or used outside of a shooting range as well as when use of force is used which results in injury or death. They also do reports when a type of weapon is used such as a taser, baton, or other less than lethal projectiles, as well as when physical force is used such as take down, punches, and kicks. Furthermore, it also talks about notifying supervisors whenever a use of force incident is made. DPD then goes on to talk about medical considerations as well as supervisor responsibility. Minneapolis Police Department: The MPD …show more content…
The scenarios include: visible injuries, the suspect alerted an injury or continued pain, the using of a taser, if someone was punched or kicked, among others. Furthermore, they talk about notifying the appropriate medical staff as well as supervisor responsibility. Long Beach Police Department: The LBPD focuses more on reporting the use of deadly force along with using a firearm. It is suggested that if an on-duty (or off-duty) officer uses a firearm they should notify the field supervisor as soon as possible. They then are also required to fabricate a public safety statement which describes the scenario. Furthermore, in the case of use of force in general they should also notify their supervisor as soon as they are able to do so safely. Summary: Both departments have focused on that reports should be made as well as notification to a supervisor when use of force is used. Nevertheless, the LBPD talks about reporting on situations involving a shooting, while PPD talks more about when to report use of force. The LBPD also talks about the creation of a public safety statement. Regarding Duluth and Pleasanton, a major change was that Pleasanton committed the section which talked about documenting the use of force greater than handcuffing such as: when a firearm is directed towards someone and used outside of the shooting range, when use of force results in harm or death, among